EP2167794A2 - Dispositif et procédé de production de force et de chaleur - Google Patents

Dispositif et procédé de production de force et de chaleur

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EP2167794A2
EP2167794A2 EP07785655A EP07785655A EP2167794A2 EP 2167794 A2 EP2167794 A2 EP 2167794A2 EP 07785655 A EP07785655 A EP 07785655A EP 07785655 A EP07785655 A EP 07785655A EP 2167794 A2 EP2167794 A2 EP 2167794A2
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gas
heat exchanger
orc
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hot air
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Klaus RÖHRMOSER
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Gammel Engineering GmbH
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
    • F01K23/00—Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids
    • F01K23/02—Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled
    • F01K23/06—Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled combustion heat from one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle
    • F01K23/067—Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled combustion heat from one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle the combustion heat coming from a gasification or pyrolysis process, e.g. coal gasification
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
    • F01K23/00—Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids
    • F01K23/02—Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled
    • F01K23/06—Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled combustion heat from one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle
    • F01K23/08—Plants characterised by more than one engine delivering power external to the plant, the engines being driven by different fluids the engine cycles being thermally coupled combustion heat from one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle with working fluid of one cycle heating the fluid in another cycle
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F01—MACHINES OR ENGINES IN GENERAL; ENGINE PLANTS IN GENERAL; STEAM ENGINES
    • F01K—STEAM ENGINE PLANTS; STEAM ACCUMULATORS; ENGINE PLANTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; ENGINES USING SPECIAL WORKING FLUIDS OR CYCLES
    • F01K25/00—Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for
    • F01K25/08—Plants or engines characterised by use of special working fluids, not otherwise provided for; Plants operating in closed cycles and not otherwise provided for using special vapours
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E20/00—Combustion technologies with mitigation potential
    • Y02E20/16—Combined cycle power plant [CCPP], or combined cycle gas turbine [CCGT]
    • Y02E20/18—Integrated gasification combined cycle [IGCC], e.g. combined with carbon capture and storage [CCS]

Definitions

  • the invention relates to a device for generating power with a hot gas generating
  • Firing unit wherein the thermal energy of the hot gases via a gas / gas heat exchanger is used to heat by means of a compressor compressed air for the operation of coupled to an electric generator turbine.
  • the invention further relates to a method for power-heat generation with a hot gas generating firing unit, wherein the thermal energy of the hot gases via a gas / gas heat exchanger is used to compressed air by means of a compressor for the operation of a coupled to an electric generator turbine heat.
  • BESTATIGUNGSKOPIE Devices and methods of the type mentioned are used in the prior art, by means of the thermal energy of the resulting hot gases via generators on the one hand to generate electrical energy and to use the remaining thermal energy thereafter as heat.
  • the known devices have the disadvantage that they are still relatively low at about 15% to 20% lying electrical efficiency.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to provide an apparatus and a method for power-heat generation, which have an improved compared to the prior art efficiency and are wear and low maintenance.
  • this object is achieved in that the thermal energy of the present at the outlet of the turbine hot air via at least one gas / liquid heat exchanger is used to the liquid of an ORC cycle for the operation of another, with a electric generator coupled ORC turbine to vaporize.
  • this object is achieved in that the thermal energy of the present at the outlet of the turbine hot air is used via at least one gas / liquid heat exchanger to the liquid of an ORC cycle for the operation of another, with a electric generator coupled ORC turbine to vaporize.
  • Preferred embodiments of the invention are the subject of the respective subclaims of the independent claims 1 and 15, wherein the dependent claims of the method claim 15 correspond to the dependent claims of the device claim 1 equivalent.
  • the thermal energy of the present at the outlet of the turbine hot air via at least one gas / liquid heat exchanger is used to the liquid of an ORC circuit for the operation of another, with
  • To vaporize an ORC turbine coupled to an electric generator achieves the realization of a cascaded multi-stage use of the thermal energy produced in a combustion process, with a respective temperature-optimized fluid medium being used for a conversion of thermal energy into mechanical energy for different temperature ranges.
  • the efficiency of a device according to the invention is accordingly about 25%, which means a significant improvement over the prior art.
  • the ORC gas present at the outlet of the ORC turbine is condensed in a useful heat-supplying condenser and the thereby recovered ORC liquid can be returned via a pump into the gas / liquid heat exchanger.
  • the ORC gas present at the outlet of the ORC turbine preferably flows into the condenser via a first side of a regenerator, the recovered ORC gas Liquid is returned via a second side of the regenerator in the gas / liquid heat exchanger.
  • a heat exchanger unit with a cooling circuit is preferably provided for cooling the condenser, the thermal energy of which can be supplied as useful heat to another consumer unit.
  • part of the ORC liquid present at the outlet of the condenser can be returned at least indirectly into the gas / liquid heat exchanger via a preheating heat exchanger arranged downstream of the gas / gas heat exchanger.
  • the present at the output of the gas / liquid heat exchanger hot air is preferably used as preheated combustion air for the firing unit.
  • one or more control devices for metering the hot air supply are preferably provided upstream of the firing unit.
  • part of the hot air present at the outlet of the gas / liquid heat exchanger can be used for drying moist biomass introduced in a hot-air circulating drying device, which is provided in dried form for firing in the firing unit .
  • the Biomass is preferably but not necessarily formed by wood chips.
  • a control device for metering the hot air supply is preferably provided in the conveying path of the hot air present at the outlet of the gas / liquid heat exchanger upstream of the drying device.
  • a further heat exchanger for preheating the ORC liquid is arranged in the ORC cycle upstream of the gas / liquid heat exchanger and in the conveying path of the hot air from the turbine downstream of the gas / liquid heat exchanger, a further heat exchanger for preheating the ORC liquid is arranged in the ORC cycle upstream of the gas / liquid heat exchanger and in the conveying path of the hot air from the turbine downstream of the gas / liquid heat exchanger,
  • a flue gas cleaner and a ventilating device for conveying the hot gases may be provided downstream of the gas / gas heat exchanger.
  • the residual heat of the exiting from a ventilation device hot gases is preferably supplied as useful heat of another consumer unit.
  • Fig. 1 shows a simple preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention, shown in a schematic block diagram
  • Fig. 2 shows a standard preferred embodiment of the device according to the invention, shown in a schematic block diagram.
  • the heat and power generation devices 100 comprise a firing unit (110) generating hot gases, the thermal energy of the hot gases being usable by way of a gas / gas heat exchanger (120), by means of a compressor (FIG. 130) to heat compressed air for operation of a turbine (140) coupled to an electrical generator (141).
  • the thermal energy of the hot air present at the outlet of the turbine (140) can be used via at least one gas / liquid heat exchanger (150) to supply the liquid of an ORC circuit (ORC) for the operation of another, with an electric generator (211 ) coupled ORC turbine (210) to vaporize.
  • ORC ORC circuit
  • the ORC gas present at the outlet of the ORC turbine (210) condenses in a useful heat-supplying condenser (220), whereby the thereby recovered ORC liquid via a pump (230) in the gas / liquid heat exchanger (150) is foundedleitbar.
  • the ORC gas present at the exit of the ORC turbine (210) flows into the condenser (220) via a first side (231) of a regenerator (230) and the recovered ORC liquid is passed over a second side (232) of the Regenerator (230) in the gas / liquid heat exchanger (150) protestleitbar.
  • the thermal energy as useful heat (240) of a further consumer unit (250) can be fed.
  • (220) present ORC liquid via a preheating arranged downstream of the gas / gas heat exchanger (120).
  • a portion of the hot air present at the outlet of the gas / liquid heat exchanger (150) can be used for drying biomass (180) which is more moist than woodchip chips introduced into a hot-air-circulated drying device (170) and dried in form (190) for firing in the firing unit (110) is provided.
  • a control device (162) for metering the hot air supply is further provided upstream of the drying device (170).
  • this embodiment of the invention includes in the conveying path of the hot gases generated in the firing unit (110) downstream of the gas / gas heat exchanger (120) a flue gas cleaner and a ventilation device (122) for conveying the hot gases.
  • the residual heat of the hot gases emerging from the ventilation device (122) can in turn be supplied as useful heat to another consumer unit (123).

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Engine Equipment That Uses Special Cycles (AREA)
  • Heating, Cooling, Or Curing Plastics Or The Like In General (AREA)
EP07785655A 2007-07-18 2007-07-18 Dispositif et procédé de production de force et de chaleur Not-in-force EP2167794B1 (fr)

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